Saturday, 5 January 2013

I've just blogged about switching over to LED lighting as a simple, cost-effective way of saving energy and money on your lighting bills, as well as reducing your carbon footprint. I was really surprised to see the wide range of types of bulbs on offer, as well as quite how much you can hope to save.

Did you know?:

You could save £9.15 per month by swapping 12 standard 50W halogen light bulbs to LEDs – that’s a massive £2,550 over the bulbs’ lifespan!

LEDs last 25-30 years and won’t fade over time, break or burn out like most other bulbs

LEDs use 90% less energy than traditional incandescent lights

A typical home switching all its halogen lights to LED equivalents could also save a staggering 6 tonnes of CO2

I'm pleased to have a £60 voucher for LED Hut to give away to one Madhouse Family Reviews reader. This should be plenty for switching at least one typical room over to LED light bulbs.

- Leave me a comment in the comments box below, with a way of contacting you (twitter name or email) and tell me how much the calculator says you could save per month on your lighting bill by switching to LED lights.

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(3) I love reading your comments so leave me some extra comments on my other blogposts (maximum 5 - other giveaways don't count !) and I'll give you a bonus entry for each one. Just remember to leave me a comment here each time to tell me you've done so.

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UK only. Closing date : 27/1/13

Please note, you will be contacted by email and/or twitter. If I haven't heard from you after a week, I'll have to pick another winner.

I have been waiting for the price of these bulbs to go down a bit as a lot need to be bought here, getting by on the low energy other ones for now, will replace as they go I promise! However i have put timers on other devices that are always left on standby by the OH and kids.

I have been waiting for the price of these bulbs to go down a bit as a lot need to be bought here, getting by on the low energy other ones for now, will replace as they go I promise! However i have put timers on other devices that are always left on standby by the OH and kids.

Crikey! We moved in October and this house is packed with lights and already we are seeing a huge increase in our electricity bill. Funny enough my BiL suggested changing to LED's today which is why this caught my eye. The calculator states we would save £74.46 A MONTH!

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